Topics: Resettled ISIS families in Western Sydney; Morrison ministries; World Cup protests; Sanctions on Iran; 09:25AM AEDT 25 November 2022 Laura Jayes: The Shadow Foreign Minister, Simon Birmingham joins us. Thanks so much for your time, Senator. This is something that your government dealt with at the height of the risk, if you…
DetailsJoint media release Senator Claire Chandler, Assistant Shadow Minister for Foreign Affairs The Federal Opposition welcomes the decisions taken in the special session of the UN Human Rights Council on the deteriorating human rights situation in the Islamic Republic of Iran. The horrific human rights abuses and violence in Iran since the death of Mahsa…
DetailsTopics: Australia-Pacific defence relations; Wages; China-Pacific police cooperation; Pacific Island Forum; 11:45AM AEDT 23 November 2022 Journalist: Senator, what do you make of the meeting that Richard Marles has now had his second with his counterpart? The possibility of dialogue resuming between our two militaries, would that be a good thing? Simon Birmingham: As I’ve…
DetailsTopics: Australia-China relationship; Australia-Pacific defence relations; Election outcomes; Sanctions; 11:30AM AEDT 23 November 2022 Tom Connell: Joining me live now, Shadow Foreign Affairs Minister Simon Birmingham for more on this. An interesting juncture in China relations, this is going on, you know we’re sort of continuing to press the case and our influence, but also trying…
DetailsTopics: Government rushing legislation; COP27 loss and damage fund; Australia-Pacific relations; Sanctions; Australia-China relationship; FIFA World Cup in Qatar; 01:30PM AEDT 21 November 2022 Henry Belot: Well, to get more on this and to discuss a big week of international diplomacy, I spoke with the Shadow Foreign Minister a short time ago. Simon Birmingham, thanks…
DetailsTopics: Albanese Government needs to manage it’s time; increasing wages; Meeting with Xi Jinping; Options open to the Government to impose sanctions; 08:15AM AEDT 21 November 2022 Ursula Heger: Federal Parliament kicks off its final scheduled sitting fortnight for 2022 today. But the Prime Minister back home after a successful summit season, including a meeting with…
DetailsTopics: Australia-China relationship; Mr Albanese erroneous comments on Taiwan entering CPTPP; Professor Sean Turnell; Myanmar; Actions to support women & girls of Iran; national anti-corruption commission legislation; industrial relations reforms to hurt thousands of small businesses; Labor has no plan to fix gas & energy crisis; Voice to Parliament debate; 09:10AM AEDT 20 November 2022…
DetailsTopics: Court verdict on downing of Flight MH17; Release of Professor Sean Turnell; Australia-China relationship; 09:20AM AEDT 18 November 2022 Laura Jayes: Let’s go live to Adelaide now because the Shadow Foreign Affairs Minister Simon Birmingham joins us on a pretty momentous morning. You’d have to say, Senator, this verdict overnight is something…
DetailsThe Coalition welcomes the verdict of the District Court of the Hague in the Netherlands finding three pro-Russian individuals guilty of downing Malaysia Airlines Flight MH17. We welcome the Court imposing sentences of life imprisonment for these crimes and the finding that the Russian Federation controlled the separatist forces guilty of the murder of the…
DetailsJoint statement with The Hon Michael McCormack MP, Shadow Minister for International Development and the Pacific The Coalition welcomes the release and return back to Australia of Professor Sean Turnell. He should never have been detained in the first place. Professor Turnell’s release and return home finally brings to an end what, for many,…
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